for peace

"O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing.

And ye, beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow,

Look now! for glad and golden hours
come swiftly on the wing.

O rest beside the weary road,
And hear the angels sing!"

~ Edmund Sears, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

A peaceful and blessed Christmas season to all.